Economy Jul 10 Timeline: Big Three Automakers' Recent Troubles Review some of the key developments and coverage of the auto industry's troubles over the past year in this timeline.
Economy Jul 10 GM Emerges From Bankruptcy Protection Facing Tough Car Market General Motors Corp. CEO Fritz Henderson announced Friday that the company emerged from bankruptcy and now begins the task of remaking the struggling American carmaker that was once the world's largest and most powerful.
Health Jul 10 Health Care Reform Faces Resistance from Republicans, Democrats in Congress President Barack Obama reiterated his goal of signing health care legislation by October this week, but his plans are facing resistance from members of his own party in Congress. NewsHour Health Correspondent Betty Ann Bowser recaps the week's news.
World Jul 09 G-8 Leaders Agree to Global Emissions Reduction Goal The Group of Eight leaders of industrialized nations agreed at a meeting in Italy to support a goal of cutting global emissions by 50 percent by 2050 and of cutting emissions in developed countries by 80 percent "in aggregate."…
Science Jul 09 U.S. Government to Fund H1N1 Vaccinations The U.S. government plans to fund a vaccination program against the new H1N1 swine flu this fall, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Thursday.
World Jul 09 String of Bombs in Iraq Highlight Security Challenges More than 40 people died in series of bomb attacks across Iraq Thursday, as the country continues its struggle to improve security.
Health Jul 08 U.S. Hospitals Offer $155 Billion for Health Reform Three major hospital associations have cut a deal with the Senate Finance Committee and the Obama administration to contribute about $155 billion over 10 years to the cost of health care reform, Vice President Biden announced Wednesday.
Politics Jul 07 China Imposes Curfew to Fight Ethnic Unrest The Chinese government declared a curfew Tuesday in northwestern China to combat the continued ethnic violence erupting between Han Chinese and Muslim Uighurs.
Politics Jul 07 Obama Calls for Stronger U.S.-Russian Relationship As he wraps up his two-day trip to Moscow, President Barack Obama urged the resetting of the U.S.-Russian relationship while citing the common interests that could form the basis for stronger political and economic ties.